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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 368
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
920 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North Central Kansas
Central Nebraska
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 920 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A fast-moving bow echo over southwest Nebraska is expected
to track across the watch area during the next few hours, posing a
risk of damaging winds and some hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles west northwest
of Columbus NE to 75 miles south southwest of Hastings NE. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 366...WW 367...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Hart
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 368
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
920 PM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North Central Kansas
Central Nebraska
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 920 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A fast-moving bow echo over southwest Nebraska is expected
to track across the watch area during the next few hours, posing a
risk of damaging winds and some hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles west northwest
of Columbus NE to 75 miles south southwest of Hastings NE. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 366...WW 367...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 368 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 140220Z - 140800Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45WNW OLU/COLUMBUS NE/ - 75SSW HSI/HASTINGS NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /21NNE OBH - 62ENE HLC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
LAT...LON 41699699 39599784 39590010 41699932
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 368 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 368
VALID 140525Z - 140640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NW HLC TO
35 SSW EAR TO 15 NE EAR TO 35 E BUB.
..DIAL..07/14/20
ATTN...WFO...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 368
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC089-147-183-140640-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
JEWELL PHILLIPS SMITH
$$
NEC001-035-059-061-077-079-081-083-093-099-121-125-129-143-169-
181-185-140640-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS CLAY FILLMORE
FRANKLIN GREELEY HALL
HAMILTON HARLAN HOWARD
KEARNEY MERRICK NANCE
NUCKOLLS POLK THAYER
WEBSTER YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 368
VALID 140305Z - 140400Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SMITH..07/14/20
ATTN...WFO...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 368
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC089-147-183-140400-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
JEWELL PHILLIPS SMITH
$$
NEC001-019-035-059-061-077-079-081-083-093-099-121-125-129-137-
143-163-169-175-181-185-140400-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY
FILLMORE FRANKLIN GREELEY
HALL HAMILTON HARLAN
HOWARD KEARNEY MERRICK
NANCE NUCKOLLS PHELPS
POLK SHERMAN THAYER
VALLEY WEBSTER YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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High (80%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (60%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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